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PORTLAND. OREGON, WEDNESDAY,- DECEMBER 23, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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TRADERS SCRAMBLE
TO GET FROM UNDER
WALL STREET CRASH WORSt
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HARDING HEARS VIEWS
PHONE RATE LIFT
CHRISTMAS TURKEY
MAY BE 65 CENTS
uiiLLu inn u.iulu VENICE, CAL, IS FATAL
OF IRRECONCILABLE
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TO RELItVL PUBLIC
FIREFIGHTER IS RILLED,
3 SERIOUSLY INJURED.
POLXDEXTER AND MORROW
PORTLAND MARKET IS SHORT
BCT BIRDS ARE GOOD.
EXPERIENCED IX YEARS.
COXFER WITH CHIEF.
POSTERITY HONORS
PILGRIMS' DEEDS
Lodge Is Orator at Ply
mouth Tercentenary.
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on Consumers Now.
EXCESS PROFIT BASIS HIT
Kahn, Banker, Advises Cut on
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DEALERS HELD DODGING
Tpward Revision of Tariff and As
sessment on Net Profits of
, i Corporation Suggested.
WASHINGTON, Dec 21. Establish
ment of a eales tax, repeal of the
tax on excess profits, reduction of
the higher rates on Income surtaxes,
upward revision of the tariff and the
' 1vvfnc nf a f 1 :i f tn-r on nflt nrofits
of corporations, were advocated be
fore the house ways and means com
mittee today by Otto H. Kahn, New
York banker, in a comprehensive dis
cushion of tax revision legislation.
Mr. Kahn, one of the few witnesses
invited by the committee to appear
liefore it, dwelt at length on the ques
tion of a sales tax, partly in response
to indications in the committee that
that sort of tax is gaining in favor,
Chairman Fordney, before Mr. Kahn
was called, said be and several other
members believed some sort of eales
tax would eventuate but were seek
Jntf methods by which the tax would
rot be multiplied and the consumer
unjustly taxed in the final purchase.
Profiteering la Cited.
As a result of the chairman's state
ment. Mr; Kahn discussed that phase
of the problem, advocating legisla
tive provisions which would require
the tax to be made known in each sale
and added to the selling pice as a
separate item. Sucn an arrangement,
he eaidv In ils opinion .would check
"tha profjteer'ng which has resulted"
from the excess profits tax.
In his discussion of the need for
a revised taxation programme, Mr
Kahn declared that American busi
ness could not experience a healthy
growth if the government continued
"on a road of excessive taxation and
continued to absorb the life blood of
business through the concentration of
taxes on Incomes and capital." He
added that the "tax burden" already
had actually stopped commercial de
velopment. Results Held Disastrous.
"What has happened in the past,"
he continued, "can reasonably be ex
pected to happen again in the future
We have seen the end of this tax
plan and have Seen its disastrous re
sults. It has forced every business
house to run to banks for credit to
conduct business, but finally the
banks ran out and the federal re
serve board had to call a halt.
"After this came the collapse in
markets. It hit the farmers first, but
none has been spared and all busi
ness has felt the effects. The retail
er has not been struck to the extent
that I fear he will. He can see from
that what will happen unless the
principle is changed."
Sales Tax Is Discussed.
One of the means suggested by Mr
Kahn for lifting the present tax
burden was the funding of the vic
tory notes and war savings secur
ities. He urged payment out of taxes
of the treasury certificates of in
debtedness, however, saying It ap
peared this could be done without
inconvenience before they fall due.
Discussing the sales tax, Mr. Kahn
said he had "wavered and wobbled"
on the proposition for some months,
not feeling sure that he had right
to suggest its "so.
"I think a iwn ought to lean back
wards," the witness continued, "when
he proposes an arrangement by which
he will benefit, as I will benefit by
the sales tax. Nevertheless, I believn
sincerely that the consumers In the
final analysis will not suffer the
burden under a sales tax that they
now suffer under the excess profit
tax.
Tax Passed Oa to Consumer.
"Every manufacturer and every
business man has added more to the
prices of his commodities in antici
pation of the profjts tax that he has
had a right to add. It has started
at the very beginning of the life of
a manufactured article and continued
on through to the retailer. The con
sumer paid it all. I submit the sales
tax would be a lighter burden, al
least."
The witness said he was not pre
pared to say a sales tax would be a
success. He said, however, that he
believed it would work successfully
but because It was In the nature of
an experiment he would propose a
low tax rate for the initial test. He
suggested a rate of 1-3 of 1 per cent,
estimating that such a levy would
produce approximately 1650,000,000 a
rear. This yield, Mr. Khan said, was
based on the assumption that condi
tions would be normal when the tax
would become effective.
Net Profits Tax Urged.
Mr. Kahn also proposed a tax of
13 per cent on net profits of corpora-
tions, a tax which he said he was con
fident would produce at least $1,000.
000,000. The tariff revision which he
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Whole City Threatened for Time
as Flames Destroy Amuse
ment Pier at Resort.
VENICE, Cal., Dec. 21. Damage es
timated at $5,000,000, the death of one
volunteer fire-fighter and the serious
injury of three others, one of whom
may die, were caused by flames which
raged for two hours on the amuse
ment pier here tonight before they
were brought under control by the
combined efforts of the Venice fire
department and two companies from
Los Angeles, just as they were threat
ening to destroy the city.
The estimate of the damage was
made by C. C. Meyer, a director of the
Venice chamber of commerce.
The fire broke out in a dancehall
at 9:50 o'clock, destroyed a number
of concessions on the pier and worked
its way to the land end.
Charles Kirby, a life guard employed
on the beach for the safety of sea
bathers during the day, one of the
first to volunteer to fight the flames,
was on the roof when it caved In.
He was hurled into the flames. Others
braved the fire to res ue him. He
was rushed to. a hospital, where he
died, just before midnight.
The person probably fatally in
jured' was Jones Cully, an employe
of the dance hall. When the firt
broke out, apparently from an over
heated gas stove, and the dancers,
in ' a panic, stampeded toward tie
exits. Cully was in the rear of the
building. He climbed to the top of
the building from a rear window and
then lost his hold and fell
The flames spread quickly to the
timbers ofthe large wooden struc
ture. The orchestra continued to playi
calming many of the dancers, while
others stampeded for the exits.
Ten minutes later the roof of the
pavilion caved in, throwing masses of
burning timber's to the floor.
The fire was brought under control
at 11:50 o'clock.
The pier burned to the water's edge
at the land end and for more than 300
feet or one-third of its length. More
than a score of concerns wore de
stroyed. TRAIN HITS AUTOMOBILE
DrWer Hurled Through Windshield
When Crash Conies.
SALEM, Or, Dec 21. (Special.)
Fred Stark, aged 63, suffered lacera
tions of the face and arms, a crushed
leg and other injuries, when an auto
mobile In which he was riding was
run down'by a Southern Pacific pas
senger train here today. Mr. Stark
was taken to a local hospital where
he received medical treatment. The
automobile was badly wrecked.
Eyewitnesses to the accident said
that Mr. Stark attempted to turn in
the path of the approaching train.
The locomotive crashed into the rear
of the car -with the result that Mr.
Stark was thrown through the wind
shield to the pavement. His injuries
are not considered serious.
MAN, 69, BEGS FOR CELL
Hungry. Wet AVandercr Jailed as
Vagrant at Own Request. .
Hungry, without lodging and with
his clothes thoroughly wet, Joe Gor
man, aged 69, came to police head
quarters last night and begged patrol
men at the information desk to send
him to jail. Patrolman William
Drapeau told the aged visitor that
the only way he could help him would
be to book him on a vagrancy charge
for the night and let him ask Munic
ipal Judge Rossman for relief this
morning. At this suggestion Gorman
visibly brightened.
He pleaded to have the charge
placed against him.
This morning be will ask the Judge
to send him to the poor farm.
CHAMBERLAIN VERY ILL
Oregon Senator Is at Emergency
Hospital in Washington.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Dec 21. . George E.
Chamberlain, senator, of Oregon, is
very ill at the emergency hospital
here. A specialist was "called into
consultation with the senator's reg
ular , physician this afternoon. It
was said that the senator's condition
was distressing, though not alarming.
Senator Chamberlain had been suf
fering for several days from a se
vere cold, which developed complica
tions that necessitated bis going to
the hospital. It is not expected that
he will be able to return to his duties
for several days at least.
REPUBLICAN IS LEADING
Ex-Senator Palmer Seems Assured
of Seattle Port Job.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec 21. Incom
plete returns from the special elec
tion held in the 37th, Capitol Hill
district, for the selection of a state
senator to succeed George B. Lamp
ing, recently elected port commis
sioner c Seattle, indicated the elec
tion of ex-State Senator Palmer, re
publican, by ' a large lead over his
farmer-labor party opponent. Joe
Smith.
Thirty-six precincts out of 62 in
the 37th senatorial district give Mr.
Palmer 1691 votes to 50c. for Mr.
Smith.
Full Rights Given Women.
BOSTON, Dec 21. A constitutional
amendment making women eligible
to hold publio office was adopted at
a joint session of the house and sen
ate today.
WEBSTER DREAM FULFILLED
Prophecy In 1820 of Voices
Crossing Nation Realized.
LITTLE BAND ATTENDS
Gathering of About 9 00. Hears
Forefathers' Ideals Applied to
Problems of Present Day.
PLYMOUTH, Mass., Dec 21. A mes
sage from the lives of the Pilgrim
Fathers and fulfillment of a prophecy
made here by Daniel Webster 100
years ago marked the formal exer
cises hero today before a distin
guished audience of about' 900 per
sons in observance of the 300th an
niversary of the landing of the Pil
grims. The message' was delivered by
Henry Cabot Lodge, United States
senator. The prophecy was fulfilled
by Governor Calvin Coolidge, vice-president-elect.
Senator Lodge said the message of
the Pilgrims was to be found In their
lives, which showed a strong and
active sense of public duty, obedience
to the law and the placing of- spirit
ual above economic values.
Phone Rings In Address.
"While the great republic Is true
in heart and deed to the memory of
the Pilgrims of Plymouth, it will
take no detriment even from the
hand of time," was his peroration. N
In the midst of his address, just
after he had spoken of the signifi
cance of Webster's speech, a tele
phone bell rang. The senator went
on to recite weDsters propnecy inai
"from those who shall stand here a
hundred years hence the voice of ac
clamation and gratitude commencing
on the TOck of Plymouth shall be:
transmitted through millions of sons
of, the Pilgrims till it loses Itself in
the murmur? of the Pacific seas.'
Voices Cross Continent.
" The. bell rang again and the re
ceiver was lifted. . Across the con
tinent came a voice from California.
A moment later Governor Coolidge.
speaking from the chair of a gov
ernor of Plymouth colony, delivered
a greetlng to Governor Stephens and
the Golden Gate from the governor
of Massachusetts and Plymouth rock.
A stirring poem was read by Dean
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Collapse Affects 'Every Feature of
List War Millionaires Kear
End of Their Tether.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. On transac
tions approximating 1.700,000 shares.
the largest turnover of the year, the
stock market today experienced an
other drastic readjustment of quoted
values, which forced many Issues
down from 2 to 22 points and. estab
lished numerous low records in from
one to four years.
The collapse, which exceeded In
violence any movement of the pro
longed reaction, encompassed every
branch of the list but was most ex
tensive in the group of so-called in
dependent steels, coppers, motors and
related shares.
Waiving admitted adverse condi
tions in trade and Industry, not only
in this country but throughout the
world, traders declared there were no
specific developments to explain the
slump, other than the growing con
viction that many war millionaires, in
and out of Wall street, have reached
the end of their financial tether.
In substance, traders asserted that
the credit situation has closed the
money market to the country's spec
ulative operators, although local
banking institutions aver that no
more than the usual calling of loans
customary at this time of the year
has been engaged in.
It is accepted as a fact, however,
that bank have been strengthening
their resources to meet requirements
of the coming year.
News of the day which bore upon
the action of the stock market was
provided by the shutting down of
many mills and factories, especially
in New England, for "inventory" pur
poses. In a majority of cases these
are likely to reopen after the holi
days on reduced wage schedules.
Much of today's unsettlcment wad
produced by an abrupt decline 0
about 22 points in Beplogle steel,
which is controlled by some of the
largest factors in the steel Industry.
Replogle recovered only three points
of its loss at 50, and Vanadium steel,
which has close relations with Re).
plogle, dropped more than seven
points, rallying just a point.
Among coppers and kindred special
ties the reaction, dye in part to the
disorganized state of those industries,
ran from 3 to 6 points, the market
for those issues being negligible.
Oils, recently in a class by 'them
selves. In that they frequently ignored
j tha aownward trend- elsewhere, euf
fered declines of 2 to 1 points with
only nominal rcoverles.
Shippings, recently among the weak
est elements of the entire market,
were heavy at all times, particularly
Atlantic Gulf and Westlndies, and
American International corporation,
the latter being among the issues
to make a new low record.
Dividend paying rails held their
ground until the final hour, when the
wide sweep of the liquidation be-
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ONLY THREE DAYS AWAY.
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Washington Senator Urges Sclco
tion of Western Man for Sec
retary of Interior.
MARION, O., Dec. 21. The world
peace situation and various domestic
Issues were discussed by President
elect Harding today with Miles Poin
dexter, senator of Washington, a re
publican irreconcilable In the treaty
fight, and with Governor Edwin P.
Morrow of Kentucky. v
Neither of the callers who came
here at Mr. Harding's invitation,
would discuss the details of their con
ferences, but both said they believed
Mr. Harding was working along hope
ful lines in his efforts to formulate
an association of nations.
Senator Poindexter also took oc
casion to urge the selection of a west
ern man as secretary of the interior,
suggesting that the appointment
might well be given to Governor-
elect Joseph M. Dixon of Montana.
Another caller was William Butter
worth of Moline, 111., vlce-prcsdent
of the chamber of commerce of the
United States, who talked about busi
ness conditions. He asked especially
that the department of commerce be
placed under the supervision of a
secretary willing to co-operate with
the nation's business interests.
' Late in the afternoon. Senator and
Mrs. Harding motored to Westerville,
O., 60 miles away, to take dinner with
Mrs. Mary E. Let, an old friend.
ROAD FUND MAY BE CUT
Republican House Leaders Would
Appropriate $100,000,000.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Repub
lican leaders of the house have agreed
upon an appropriation of $100,000,000
tor state road aid, it became known
today after an executive session of
the house roads committee.
A bill introduced by Representative
McArthur, republican of Oregon, now
before the roads committee, would
make $400,000,000 of federal fund
available during the next four years
but it developed that the republican
steering committee has decided that
in the interest of economy the ap
propriation should be limited to $100,
000,000 and should not cover more
than a two-year period.
MEXICO'S HOPE DEFERRED
Xew Government Will Have to
Wait While for Recognition."
PARIS, Dec. 21. The foreign office
announced today that the negotiations
In which France has been collabo
rating with the United States and
Great Britain looking t vard recog
nition of the new Mexican govern
ment in the event that satisfactory
guarantees are given are less hopeful
now than they were several weeks
ago.
It was stated that France wilj re
fuse to recognize Mexico until the
United States does. '
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plication Protested.
GENERAL DECLINES NOTED
Present Held No Time for Ad
vancing Charges.
COMPANY SUBMITS NEEDS
Increase of 30 Per Cent Declared
Imperative if Adequato Service
Is to Be Maintained.
Decided differences of opinion as
to the proper time to tamper with
existing telephone rates, in view of
the general downward trend of pro
duction costs In all lines, developed
yesterday at the hearing held before
the Oregon public service commis
sion for consideration of an applica
tion by tne Pacific Telephone & Tel
egraph company for a general in
crease of 30 per cent over its present
rates throughout this state.
While officials of the company, as
outlined in the opening statement of
James T. Shaw, genera) counsel, testi
fied that the plant is inadequate to
cope with the business now offered
it. and that further extensions and
improvements are essential to the
welfare of the enterprise and the
progress of Oregon, the city of Tort
land, as represented by W. P. LaRoche,
city attorney, and the representatives
of various other communities, em
phatically protested tho logic of the
application.
. Millions Declared Needed.
It Is declared by the company that
the cost of necessary extensions and
improvements approximates $5,000,000,
and that rates must be advanced to a
point where returns on the investment
will render the securities of the com
pany attractive to purchasers.- In al
most every Instance, it was declared,
and attested by exhibits, the oper
ations of the telephone system in
Oregon communities are being con
ducted at a loss, with a deficit tt
$691,000 for the present year, and an
estimated deficit of $823,000 for 1921
we nave issued instructions, as
serted Mr. Shaw, 'to slow up all con
struction work and progress January
1, to reduce forces accordingly, and to
initiate no new construction work. We
shall absolutely refuse to Invest the
money involved in these estimates in
the state of Oregon until we settle
this question as to whether or not
Interest and dividends are to be con
tributed to the support of this plant"
Time and agUn, as company wit
nesses were under interrogation. City
Attorney La Roche sought to pin
them down to an admission that
prices of material and costs of labor
are declining, and that the present is
not a propitious time for the plan
ning of extensions entailing huge in
vestment and necessitating largely in
creased rates. The company was re
minded that it was granted a recent
rate increase, reply Witnesses said
that the wage scale in their industry
has increased more than 100 per cent,
and that there is no possibility of re
duction. 3048 Orders Unfilled.
C. E. Hickman, commercial super
intendent of the company, testified
that preseut facilities have reached
the point of saturation, and that lack
of funds prohibits the extension so
urgently needed. He cited a table
showing that on December 1 the com
pany had 3048 unfilled orders for in
stallation, had canceled 635 orders,
and had declined 877 requests for in
stallments, making a total service
loss of 4560 telephone orders for the
year.
"Assuming that wages and price of
materials are going down, to what
extend must they drop to maintain
rates as they now are?" asked W. H.
Strayer of Baker.
"That's a question I don't think
anyone could answer," replied the
witness.
"Could you venture an approxlma-
tlonr
"I do not think anyone could an
swer that offhand."
"Yet this present estimate is based
on the cost of wages and materiala.
You were able to estimate that. Why
not the reverse?"
Mr. Shaw replied for the witness,
saying' that the application is based
on the inadequacy of existing rates,
wbch were inadequate even before
the price scale moved upward.
Lift Held imperative.
"Do I understand, then," pursued
Mr. Strayer, "that If wages and prices
were to go back to 1914 you would
still ask for an increase in rates?"
"Wa would."
"To what extent?"
"That 1 cannot say."
. C. W. Burkett, chief engineer, iden
tified the $5,000,000 construction pro
gramme, testified that the projected
work is sorely needed and that under
present returns the company is un
able to procure money for the exten
sions. "Your idea Is that the cost of get
ting the money Is a proper expense,"
interrupted the city attorney, "and
that $5,000,000 is a just charge against
the people of Oregon? Until this
money Is actually spent it ought not
to be treated as an element of rate-
making." .
The witness, witn jar. Shaw lnter-
.icoaeluaea on fag t Col una M
Front Street Wholesalers Fail to
Get Expected Big Supplies
Price Jumps to 54 Cents.
The Christmas turkey this year will
cost 65 cents a pound, according to
present indications. The supply Is
smaller than it was at Thanksgiving
and the growers are asking more.
Wholesaler on Front street ex
pected large receipts yesterday, but
few of them received half enough to
fill their standing orders. A liberal
supply is looked for today, but dealers
expect the demand to take care of all
that come in. . The wholesale price
advanced in the afternoon to 54 cents.
Several good-sized lots of birds were
bought in the southern Oregon dis
tricts by San Francisco and Seattle
dealers and the Portland trade had to
content itself with the small odd lots
that were left. A number of fairly
large shipments have come in from
Idaho, but In that state, as In Oregon,
the farmers asked high prices.
Although the Christmas turkey will
cost more, Portland buyers will find
to their satisfaction that the quality
Is much better' than the average of
the Thankglving turkeys.
TWO WILLjSPLIT $15,000
Oregon Clly Men "Get Reward for
Arrest of John Doughty.
TORONTO. Ont.. Dec.' 21. "Three
Fingered" Richardson and Chief Con
stable Edward Fortune of Oregon
City, will be the recipients of the
reward of $15,000 offered by the
estate of Ambrose J. Small for the
arrest of John Doughty, Small's for
mer secretary. Small disappeared
December 2, 1919, and shortly after
ward Doughty left Toronto.
Believing that Doughty could clear
up the fate of Small, a reward was
offered for his capture. He was
located at Oregon City and returned
to Canada after his arrest orl a charge
of larceny.
STAY IS GRANTED RUMELY
Ex-PubllMier and Others Released
on Bull Pending Appeal.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. Federal
Judge, Grubb today granted a stay of
execution in the cases of Dr. Edward
A. Rumely, S. W. Kaufman and N. R.
Lindheim, convicted of concealing
German ownership of 'the New York
Evening Mall during part of the war.
They were released In $101,000 bail
each pending appeal to the higher
courts from their sentences to the
Atlanta penitentiary for a yeai nd
day.
SNOW FALLS ON HEIGHTS
Council Crest Residents Sec Big
Flakes, Followed by Rain.
Snow which started at 6:30 o'clock
last night fell for half an hour on
Portland Heights and Council Crest,
but was melted by the rain that
followed.
Residents of the heights district de
clared that the flakes were unusually
large and that they fell steadily.
The streets practically were covered
for a short time, but the snow dis
appeared with the rain that followed.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 46
decree; minimum. 38 desre.a.
TODAY'S Rain; enterljr'winda.
Fere bra.
ResrlKal war rages all day la Ireland.
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National.
Chamberlain .puma Job for which Teal la
alated. Pas. 1.
Sal's tax to kerp conaumer from carrying
full levy burden la advised. Pas 1.
U. S. ag-enta head cool curr tin. Pas. 2.
Vote on Fordney emergency tariff bill ex
pected In houe today. Fag. 2.
Domentle.
Harding confers with Poindexter, covenant
Irreconcilable. Page 1.
Webater'e prophecy of 1820 fulfilled at
Pilgrim.' tercentenary. Pag 1.
Builder trust amaahed by probe. Page 8.
Seventy filtplno conatabularymen plead
guilty to charge of aedlilon aa reault of
Manila riot. Page 8.
Wall street stock market crash declared
worst seen in years. Page 1.
Banditry festival terrorises Toledo. Page S.
More than billion earned bv merchant
fleet. aaya shipping board chief.
Page 6.
Five million-dollar fire at Venice. Cal.,
lata! to one ureugnier. rage i.
Pacific Northwest.
Foed prices cut one-third at Seattle In
last year. Page .
ttports.
Milwaukie fights scheduled for tonight.
Page IS.
Hardy's comeback In tennia record. Pag
15.
Puback declare stand on schedule. Pag
14.
Commercial and Marin.
British brewer buy Oregon hops five
years In advance, rag ii.
Chicago wheat affected by weakness of
atocks and cotton. Fage ii.
Severe decline kn all parts ot stock list
. Pag 23.
Ship board leases four of Shell Oil com
mnv'i tanka for storage. Paaa 16.
Extortion for ship repairs alleged by de
partment Dead, rag IS.
Portland and Vicinity.
Telephone company" rate lift proposal la
vigorously fought. Pag 1. .
County ha run up big deficit Pag 1,
Peak of Christmas shopping Is pasatd.
Page IT.
Secretaries of stat of Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and Montana adopt uniform traf
fic rulea for legislative action. Page 8.
Bigelow suspend Captain Inskeep. Pag 8.
publio welfare campaign to aid needy of
city meets with generous, reapona.
Pag 8.
Tillman. Walter pat, tells how soldier
killed policeman. Page 2.
Christmas turkey may coat 5 eenta. Pag 1.
Woman framed on him, say ex-d.t.cllv.
accused of saf robbery. Pag 17.
Contractor hold people an misled ca
isolation oospitai. rag v.
Eight soft-drink men los license. Pag JS.
Portland pay tribute to Pilgrim lathers.
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Shipping Board Post Is
Refused by Senator.
PLEDGE HELD ALREADY GIVEN
Feeler In Case Confirmation
Fails Brings Quick Reply.
CABINET DOPE CHANGING
John W. Weeks Is bidclrtu-lod In
Favor of Charles Dawes for
Secretary of Treasury.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS DURKAU,
Washington, Dec. 21. tslp which
has built one cabinet after another
,for the administration Is being re
vised to mert new developments as
the news filters In from Marion, O.
John W. Weeks, ex-scnator of Massa
chutetts, who appeared a work ago to
havo been sot.'lcd on for secretary of
the .treasury, today was said to have
been sidetracked with his own consent
for Charles G. Dawes of Illinois, ex-
controller of the currency.
This was understood to mean that
Mr. Weeks is to be secretary of tho
navy. There has been a strong move
ment ever since the election to obtain
the appointment of Mr. Dawes to th
trrasury post. The appointment. It
has been pointed out to President
elect Harding many limes, would be
a popular one, bccauHe Mr. Duwis
stands high tn tho financial world,
though retired for soma years from
acllvo business.
Kaiivtlrdse ml Vtnl t Med.
As a resldcut of tho nildillo weal, It
has born argued that ho knows the
west quilo as cll as tho cast and la
qualified to scrvs all of tlis country.
He is an extraordinary typo of man,
who, thouh wealthy, lout Intcrsat
ome years ago In tho bualnea of
money making, devoting all of his
time and talents since to patriotic)
work and public philanthropy. L'pon
the death of his son a few years ago
he turned almoxl entirely from busi
ness cares to publio service, and v. hen
America entered tho war ho was com
missioner a major. As chairman ot
the general purchasing board, lie was
said to have been tho man cloet to
General l'ershing throughout Ins thus
Hi expeditionary forces wers in
France. He came out of the war with
a colonelcy.
Henry C. Wallace Mentioned.
There was noted a reudlness li taks
it for granted that Henry C. Wallace,
farm Journal publisher of Des Moines,
will be secretary of agriculture, suc
ceeding his rival publisher, K. Tom
Meredith. Up to this data little hus
been said of the. ponslbllitiea being
considered for secretary of the Into
rlor, the cabinet placo in which the
west Is most Interested. Rumors hav
been that ex-Senator George Suther
land of Utah, who seems to havo been
crowded out of tho attorney-gonural-ship
by Harry M. Daughcrty, would
be named for head of the interior
department.
It has been expected, however, that
the west would be heard from before
Mr. Harding had time to make up his
mind as to this particular place In his
official family. The expected has
happened, for within th last two
days the president-elect hs been
told that h can please the West
mightily by naming a his secretary
of the Interior Joseph M. Dixon of
Montana.
Dixon Has Uond Mart.
As a candidate "Joe" Dixon, as h
Is known here aud elsewhere, has a
good running start. He Is as well
known In Washington as he Is In
Montana. He served four terms In
the house and year In the sensts
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OREGON'S HIGHWAYS ARE
ENGINEERING MAS
TERPIECE. Among the foremost asset
of the state of Oregon are iU
matchless highways which
skirt precipices at the edge of
the mighty Columbia gorge,
plunge into cathedral forest
aisles of fir and pine, and
wind through pleasant, fertile
valleys. Many more miles of
these roads are htrd-surfaced
than the average Oregonian
realizes. !
Not only is the famous Co-
lumbia river highway paved
from Astoria to Hood River J
but it is graded and partially
dressed as far east as Pendle
ton. A pictorial map, showing
with utmost fidelity to detail
the. course of this engineering
masterpiece from Pendleton to
the sea, is but one of scores
of unusual features to be found
in the New Year Oregonian,
in which many pages are de
voted to illustrations and
articles concerning Oregon's
wonderful highway system.
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